Politics & Government

Live Stream: Presidential Debate Schedule 2012

The debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Paul Ryan begins at 9 p.m. tonight.

Debate season is in full swing as the vice presidential candidates square off this evening on issues both foreign and domestic.

The debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan starts at 9 p.m. Oct. 11. Check below for more information on that debate and the rest of the debates leading up to Election Day.

YouTube will present a live stream of the debate. Tweet your thoughts on the debate to @LutzFLPatch. We'll retweet the best thoughts and reactions.

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TV Channels Broadcasting Live: FOX (WTVT), NBC (WFLA), CBS (WTSP), ABC (WFTS-Tampa), PBS (WUSF, WEDU), CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, CSPAN

Live Streaming Online: YouTube's Election Hub

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Local Watch Parties: The Hillsborough County Democratic Party has organized a watch party and fundraiser at Mise En Place, 442 W. Kennedy Blvd., in Tampa. It starts at 7:30 p.m. and costs $25 for students and $100 for all others. Visit the event page for more details.

If you know of other watch parties in the Lutz area, be sure to post them on the Lutz Patch events calendar and in the comments section.

Comic Relief: Name-calling debate on YouTube, New York Times cartoon, Democalypse 2012 from The Daily Show, Obama vs. Romney on SNL

Oct. 11, 2012
Vice Presidential
Topic: Foreign and domestic policy 
Air Time: 9-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Centre College in Danville, Kentucky (Tickets)
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan
Moderator: Martha Raddatz (ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent)

The debate will cover both foreign and domestic topics and be divided into nine time segments of approximately 10 minutes each. The moderator will ask an opening question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the question.

Oct. 16, 2012
Topic: Town meeting format including foreign and domestic policy
Air Time: 9-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York (Tickets)
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney
Moderator: Candy Crowley (CNN Chief Political Correspondent)

The second presidential debate will take the form of a town meeting, in which citizens will ask questions of the candidates on foreign and domestic issues. Candidates each will have two minutes to respond, and an additional minute for the moderator to facilitate a discussion. The town meeting participants will be undecided voters selected by the Gallup Organization.

Oct. 22, 2012
Topic: Foreign policy
Air Time: 9-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida (Tickets)
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney
Moderator: Bob Schieffer (Host of Face the Nation on CBS)

The format for the debate will be identical to the first presidential debate and will focus on foreign policy.

Get a recap of who's running in the 2012 Presidential Election and explore past debates on 2012PresidentialElectionNews.com.

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